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Liberation Lit
These LFJ book reviews for adult readers encourage us all to keep reading and learning together for liberation.
August 28, 2024
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How Stereotypes Undermine Test Scores
Subtle changes in test environments can improve standardized test scores among students of color and girls.
July 6, 2017
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The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Contextualizing the 1963 March on Washington and the complex history of the struggle associated with it is important as we make connections to the ongoing movement for equality and justice.
August 26, 2024
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Appropriate Ways to Teach Kids About Slavery
This week, a photograph of a math assignment asking fifth graders to set prices for enslaved people went viral. Assignments like this are clearly harmful. But students can learn about slavery in ways that recover the lives and histories of enslaved people or dehumanize them; celebrate their resistance or erase their agency; recognize how slavery shaped our nation or ignore it completely. Educators can teach this hard history—and teach it well—in any discipline, to students of almost any age. Here are a few examples of how.
- How Did Sugar Feed Slavery?
- Sample Lessons
- Teaching Hard History: Grades K-5
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Checking In: Listener Feedback and Discussing the U.S. Capitol Attack
Special Episode, Season 3 If you're finding this podcast useful, please support us by taking our 10 question Listener Survey. And stay tuned! More episodes are on the way. In the meantime, if you're looking for ways to
January 19, 2021
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Rights & Activism
Help students understand the role of rights and resistance in shaping our history, and provide models of informed civic engagement. From women's suffrage to the civil rights movement to Standing Rock, our rights and
June 28, 2017
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What We're Reading
Our book reviews can help you keep your practice fresh and informed.
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Selecting Primary Sources to Examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964
View this webinar to learn about how you can help your students understand the use of primary sources to discuss the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the events and people surrounding it.
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The Acronym and Beyond
A Glossary of Terms From the outside looking in, the ABCs of LGBTQ identities can feel overwhelming, academic and inaccessible. But for students deprived of representation, words matter—and can open a door toward
November 6, 2018
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Helping Students Realize Their Potential
Tracy Oliver-Gary is helping students realize their full potential.